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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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